A novel Fas ligand plays an important role in cell apoptosis of Crassostrea hongkongensis: molecular cloning, expression profiles and functional identification of ChFasL

BackgroundApoptosis regulates normal development, homeostasis, immune tolerance and response to environmental stress by eliminating unwanted or diseased cells, and plays a key role in non-specific immunity of invertebrates. The exogenous pathway mediated by death receptors and death ligands is a ver...

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Main Authors: Yanping Qin, Weitao Wan, Jiangwei Li, Zhongyu Wang, Yue Yang, Jun Li, Haitao Ma, Ziniu Yu, Zhiming Xiang, Yuehuan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1267772/full